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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2421-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-2421-2023
Research article
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22 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 22 Feb 2023

The impacts of dust aerosol and convective available potential energy on precipitation vertical structure in southeastern China as seen from multisource observations

Hongxia Zhu, Rui Li, Shuping Yang, Chun Zhao, Zhe Jiang, and Chen Huang

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The impacts of atmospheric dust aerosols and cloud dynamic conditions on precipitation vertical development in southeastern China were studied using multiple satellite observations. It was found that the precipitating drops under dusty conditions grow faster in the middle layer but slower in the upper and lower layers compared with their pristine counterparts. Quantitative estimation of the sensitivity of the precipitation top temperature to the dust aerosol optical depth is also provided.
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